Tatuaje "W" The Whore

"W" 

The Whore

Collaboration By Tatuaje, Pete Johnson and Rob Roth from Nice Ash Cigars in Depew, NY

Ultra Limited production of 2500.

(No Longer Available)

This is going to be a horrible review.  

Why?  

Because this cigar is fantastic and they are gone.  These were a very limited production and were sold out almost immediately.  If you are lucky enough or persistent enough you may be able to get your hands on one and I recommend you try.

The W came in a single vitola of 6 x 52 belicoso. 

 A Beautiful Sumatra Rosada wrapper, Nicaraguan binder and filler, and packaged in boxes of 10, but available in 5 packs or singles 

The first third starts out Kind of light but build in intensity quickly. I get a nice dose of spice like cinnamon, leather and earth, which makes for a nice solid flavorful smoke. The draw is perfect for this cigar, at least in my opinion and with my chosen cut. Burn is nice and even and I get a bit of either vanilla and cocoa or milk chocolate depending on your pallet. which seems to be developing nicely and kicking in a bit of sweetness that I was looking for, It fits in great with the Leathery, spicy cinnamon, earth.  For me I was getting a full spicy leather with more of the sweetness and vanilla cocoa as a great accent.

I had this smoke outside at a fair listening to blues and classic rock, I accidentally paired it perfectly with a birch beer and the aroma of funnel cakes in the air made it all that much more enjoyable.  It was breezy which didn't seem to affect the burn much, but it took a bit extra to keep it even.  

Into the second third the flavours remained the same but the spice intensified into a peppery sweet like you get with Ligero but not quite as powerful.  I start getting a richer cocoa mixed in and the vanilla and cinnamon seem to back off as just a hint, the leathery earth is still dominant but not overpowering.

3/3

In the final third the pepper and leather take over in full swing everything else pretty much backs off with the exception of a background of earthy cedar which finishes of this great cigar. 

At 12.00 each these gems are worth a one off and definitely worth a try if you can managed to snag one in a trade or buy one from a buddy. 

If this were a regular production I would think they could back off to about $8.00 or $9.00 to hit the sweet spot. Unfortunately there are no plans to duplicate this at this time or in the near future, however Nice Ash is not only working on a different blend, but the in-house Roller and blender, Gregorio, puts out an excellent line that if you ever get the chance I recommend, it's a store only cigar and not a collaboration.